starting anew
letting the past flow away,
water over a dam
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Water over a Dam
First to Melt
the first bare circles,
melted by the warm
hearts of trees
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Down a Stream
Every moment we had
together
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Dreaming of Stars
powder for skiing,
snowflakes dreaming of stars,
icy, frozen breath
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Winter Silence
the silence of snow,
a cathedral of stillness,
until snowplows roar
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On camellias abloom in oak trees
Grafted to my oak stem,
your pink camellia
fingers twined
so sweetly
that we formed
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Winter at Last
in uncovered ears,
ice-flakes tickle and tease
driven by bitter winds
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Winter Majesty
On Lake Champlain
frozen feathers,
like winter remembers
swans
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First Dusting
The low, white sky
yields
a first dusting of
snow
and leaves tremble.
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Healing
Weave your story
with mine,
and we will never
live alone.
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Notes: If you have time, watch the incandescent poem below, the inspiration for my poem, found when I went looking for wind and waves. At this time of too many divisions, let’s remember the past and honor each others’ stories. We need to unite, fight the virus, not each other.
Oral Traditions
— William Nu’Utupu Giles and Travis T.
Putting Away
Time to celebrate,
time to remember,
but also
time to put away.
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